NASCAR History

  1959: Fireball Roberts drives to the last of his four victories in NASCAR’s Convertible Division, outrunning Joe Weatherly by nearly a full lap to […]

  1993: Ward Burton caps a dominant day at Martinsville Speedway, leading 227 of 300 laps in the Miller 500 for the NASCAR Nationwide Series. […]

  1977: Benny Parsons fends off Cale Yarborough down the stretch to win the Music City USA 420 on Nashville Speedway’s .596-mile fairgrounds track. Parsons […]

    1984: Pole winner Cale Yarborough comes out ahead after a whopping 75 lead changes to edge Harry Gant by two car-lengths for a […]

    1928: Bob Welborn, a three-time champion of NASCAR’s Convertible Series, is born. Welborn, who was crowned from 1956-58 in the ragtop division, also […]

  1962: Jimmy Pardue scores his first victory in NASCAR’s top division, leading the final 66 laps of a 200-lap main event at Southside Speedway […]

  1981: NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison outduels Buddy Baker down the stretch for victory at Talladega Superspeedway. Allison, who started from the pole, […]

    1954: Herb Thomas rolls to victory in a Fabulous Hudson Hornet on Langhorne (Pa.) Speedway’s circular mile dirt track. Thomas led the final […]

    1994: Dale Earnhardt fends off Ernie Irvan’s late-race charge to win the Winston Select 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Irvan, who started on the […]

  1972: Richard Petty trounces the field at Martinsville Speedway, taking the lead when David Pearson’s transmission fails with 30 laps left in the Virginia […]